Dréan is a small coastal town in
Algeria
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, 25 km south of
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
, in
El Taref Province
El Taref ( ar, ولاية الطارف) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to ''El Kala National Park''.
History
The provi ...
. It has a population of about 40,000. The author
Albert Camus
Albert Camus ( , ; ; 7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960) was a French philosopher, author, dramatist, and journalist. He was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize in Literature at the age of 44, the second-youngest recipient in history. His work ...
was born there during the
French rule in Algeria
French Algeria (french: Alger to 1839, then afterwards; unofficially , ar, الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of French colonisation of Algeria. French rule in the region began in 1830 with the ...
when it was known as Mondovi. It is the capital of
Dréan District
Dréan is a district in El Taref Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Dréan. French author and philosopher Albert Camus was born there.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:
*Dréan
Dréan is a s ...
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Communes of El Taref Province
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